Israeli Parliament Set for Shift to Right

By

Joshua Mitnick

Jan. 21, 2013 4:36 p.m. ET

ARIEL, West Bank—Israel's parliamentary election on Tuesday is expected to usher into office record numbers of Israeli settlers and Orthodox' religious Jews, reflecting a rightward shift in the Knesset and growing opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The surge highlights the ascendance of Israel's ideologically driven Jewish settlers and their nationalist religious supporters to the forefront of Israel's political...